Alcohol-free Hand Sanitizer Not Work for COVID 19!

No hand sanitizer companies will say their products can kill covid-19

MikuGirl wrote: ↑ I want to share this, as we just learned the non-alcohol hand sanitizer is not as good (sellerse do not tell you); for non-alcohol, we have to rub hands for much longer (up to 10 mins).
"Alcohol-free hand sanitizer prices are skyrocketing, but they don't actually work to prevent the coronavirus"

We buy many bottles from Soapopular, but they not share information that CDC not support Soapopular for COVID 19.


From CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... e-faq.html):

This isn't exactly new news, and it's lacking effectiveness was well known even before the Coronavirus came to town.

same thing with wet one wipes - no alcohol no solution to covid

Not really news. Why do you think everyone in the Hot Deals forum asks how much alcohol content there is before buying?

It's like buying a mask without a PP layer.

...yet it is listed here on Health Canada’s list of antiseptic/antibacterial skin cleansers or hand sanitizers meet Health Canada's requirements for safety, effectiveness and quality:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/ ... .html#tbl1

amz155 wrote: ↑ ...yet it is listed here on Health Canada’s list of antiseptic/antibacterial skin cleansers or hand sanitizers meet Health Canada's requirements for safety, effectiveness and quality:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/ ... .html#tbl1

The Health Canada site list all approved hand sanitizing products (alcohol, BZK and otherwise) for the DIN or NPN number - it is not meant to mean they are effective against COVID.
The hard surface sanitizer page, on the other hand, is specific to COVID.

MikuGirl wrote: ↑ From CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... e-faq.html): "... Available evidence indicates benzalkonium chloride has less reliable activity against coronavirus than either of the alcohols."

I believe that Lysol and Clorox wipes — and most competing generics — contain benzalkonium chloride or other quaternary ammonium compounds ("quats"), but not alcohol.

I wonder why this is. Are quats cheaper than alcohol? Are they less toxic, in case a toddler accidentally swallows some of the wipe solution? Is there some other reason?

unforgettableid wrote: ↑ I believe that Lysol and Clorox wipes — and most competing generics — contain benzalkonium chloride or other quaternary ammonium compounds ("quats"), but not alcohol.

Lysol and Clorox wipes both contains alcohol, but neither of them have sufficient concentration level to disinfect coronavirus.

I wonder why this is. Are quats cheaper than alcohol? Are they less toxic, in case a toddler accidentally swallows some of the wipe solution? Is there some other reason?

I don't know the answer to this question, but quats are more toxic than alcohol based wipes.

An educated guess may be that Isopropyl alcohol and ethanol alcohol both produce unpleasant smells that couldn't completely be covered up by fragrance.
The other would be that quats have a slippery nature to it that enhances what cleaning feels like.
Another is that alcohol causes dryness to your own skin, tilting the balance of what customers would buy to wipe their hands with.